Pont du Diable (Hérault)
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Pont du Diable (Hérault) is a medieval stone arch bridge in southern France, renowned for its dramatic span over the Hérault Gorge and its association with local “Devil’s Bridge” legends.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pont du Diable (Hérault) canonical | 2 |
| Devil’s Bridge over the Hérault | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10192569 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pont du Diable (Hérault) Context triple: [Hérault River, hasBridge, Pont du Diable (Hérault)]
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Pont du Diable (Céret)
Pont du Diable (Céret) is a historic medieval stone arch bridge spanning the Tech River near the town of Céret in southern France, renowned for its dramatic single-span design and associated local legends.
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Pont d’Asfeld
Pont d’Asfeld is an 18th-century stone bridge in Briançon, France, renowned for its dramatic span across a deep gorge and its role in the town’s historic military fortifications.
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Oléron bridge
The Oléron bridge is a major road bridge in western France that links the mainland to the island of Oléron, serving as a key transport route and one of the country’s longest sea bridges.
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D.
Pont de Condom
Pont de Condom is a historic stone bridge spanning the Baïse River in the town of Condom in southwestern France.
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E.
Pont de Savines
Pont de Savines is a road bridge in the Hautes-Alpes region of southeastern France that spans the Lac de Serre-Ponçon reservoir, linking the village of Savines-le-Lac to the surrounding valleys.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pont du Diable (Hérault) Target entity description: Pont du Diable (Hérault) is a medieval stone arch bridge in southern France, renowned for its dramatic span over the Hérault Gorge and its association with local “Devil’s Bridge” legends.
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A.
Pont du Diable (Céret)
Pont du Diable (Céret) is a historic medieval stone arch bridge spanning the Tech River near the town of Céret in southern France, renowned for its dramatic single-span design and associated local legends.
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B.
Pont d’Asfeld
Pont d’Asfeld is an 18th-century stone bridge in Briançon, France, renowned for its dramatic span across a deep gorge and its role in the town’s historic military fortifications.
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C.
Oléron bridge
The Oléron bridge is a major road bridge in western France that links the mainland to the island of Oléron, serving as a key transport route and one of the country’s longest sea bridges.
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D.
Pont de Condom
Pont de Condom is a historic stone bridge spanning the Baïse River in the town of Condom in southwestern France.
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E.
Pont de Savines
Pont de Savines is a road bridge in the Hautes-Alpes region of southeastern France that spans the Lac de Serre-Ponçon reservoir, linking the village of Savines-le-Lac to the surrounding valleys.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
listed monument
ⓘ
medieval stone arch bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Devil’s Bridge legends
ⓘ
local folklore ⓘ |
| bridgeDesign | arch bridge ⓘ |
| builders |
Benedictine monks of Aniane
ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictines
Benedictine monks of Gellone ⓘ
linked to:
Benedictines
|
| builtFor | pilgrims on the Way of St. James ⓘ |
| category | Devil’s bridges in France ⓘ |
| constructionEndCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Hérault River ⓘ |
| crossesAt |
Hérault Gorge near Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
ⓘ
linked to:
Gorges de l’Hérault
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Devil’s Bridge over the Hérault
ⓘ
linked to:
Pont du Diable (Hérault)
Pont du Diable d’Aniane ⓘ |
| hasConstructionTechnique | masonry arches ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of Romanesque civil engineering
ⓘ
symbol of the Hérault valley ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
carries road traffic
ⓘ
pedestrian crossing ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
Devil attempts to destroy the bridge each night
ⓘ
pact between monks and the Devil to build the bridge ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Grotte de Clamouse
ⓘ
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | beach and bathing area on the Hérault River ⓘ |
| hasParapet | stone parapets ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Hérault Gorge
ⓘ
linked to:
Gorges de l’Hérault
|
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest medieval bridges in France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hérault department
ⓘ
linked to:
Hérault
Occitanie region ⓘ
linked to:
Occitanie
southern France ⓘ
linked to:
Southern France
|
| maintainedBy | local authorities of Hérault ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Devil (Diable) from local legend
ⓘ
linked to:
the Devil
|
| near |
Aniane
ⓘ
Saint-Jean-de-Fos ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gorges de l’Hérault site
ⓘ
linked to:
Gorges de l’Hérault
|
| roadTypeCarried | local road ⓘ |
| safetyModification | reinforced and widened in modern times ⓘ |
| spans |
Hérault Gorge
ⓘ
linked to:
Gorges de l’Hérault
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pont du Diable (Hérault) Description of subject: Pont du Diable (Hérault) is a medieval stone arch bridge in southern France, renowned for its dramatic span over the Hérault Gorge and its association with local “Devil’s Bridge” legends.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pont du Diable (Hérault)